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On which faults have major earthquakes have occurred since the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake? The Great California ShakeOut.

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1 On which faults have major earthquakes have occurred since the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake? The Great California ShakeOut

2 San Francisco 1906 What makes the 1906 San Francisco earthquake significant? Severe damages of the city Wealth of knowledge that scientists will gain from this event

3 What is considered a Major earthquake? Magnitude Intensity

4 References Association of Bay Area Governments, 2011, “Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI).” Web: http://quake.abag.ca.gov/shaking/mmi/ USGS, 2012, “The Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.” Web:http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/nca/1906/18april/ Wood, Michele M., 2007, “Earthquake Magnitude Classes.” Michigan Tech. Web: http://www.geo.mtu.edu/UPSeis/magnitude.html


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